Cable-hanger.



U. L. PERGB, J'R. CABLE HANGER.

APPLIOATION ULEB 11u31, 1905.

909,448. Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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C/HARLES L. PEIRCE, JR., OF CIIICGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE W. G. NAGEL ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CABLE-HANGER.

TNO. 909,448.

Bpecication of Letters Patent.

Application lllcd )lay 31, 1905. Serial No. 263,144.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

constitute the trunk lines of telegraph'and telephone circuits are incapable of su ortn their own weight when suspende om pides splaced apart at the usual intervals.

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as arisen `the practice of hanging such cables from steel cables themselves supported on the poles or other regular sup- .ports theneans for thus suspending t e 'electric cables com rising hanger devices phassing'around the atter and hooked over t e -steel suspension cable lat frequent 'inter- These latter devices have in many cases roved 'unsatisfactory both on account eftheirfliabilityto become displaced and put out of service, and because oft eirA relatively high cost of construction, manipulation and maintenance.. These hangers usually comprise a bent wire hook enga 'ng the steel suspension cable, and a loop o cord or rope suitably secured tosaid hook` and this loo wound around the cable to be supporte Such `a constructongoin order tube vsecure and reliable, requires one end of the hook to be closed around" the nsion cable after having been hooked over .the latter. It also involves the use' of a needless "length of cord or rope engaging the supporting cable in, order su cient strength Yat the weakest point which is where said cord or rope engages and is secured.- to the wire hook.

My invention has for vits general object to provide a simplified and improved hanger of the character referred to; and more specically to provide a hook not'requirlng manipulation to render it non-detachable from the supporting wire, and to provide, lin association therewith, a rope or cord suspension member combining a maximum of strength with a minimum amount of material used.

To these ends my invention consists in a new andimproved cable hanger possessing the peculiarities of construction and manner of manipulation substantially as hereinafter described and more definitely pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention in a preferred mechanical embodiment thereof,- Figure 1 shows in side elevation an electrical conductor cable and overhead supporting cable with my improved cable hanger applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View,

enlarged, on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 v

detail view detached of the wire hook is a memberof the hanger; and Fi 4 is a detail view of the'cord member of te hanger unwound.`

Referring nate the conductor cable made u as her i shown, of a bunch of. individua telegra or telephone wires inclosed ina le@ to the drawings, 5 maydes ysheath or wrapper 6.

. 7 desi ates the usual steel sup orting cable which carries the conductor eagle 5'.

My improved hanger whereby the conductor cable is suspended from the supporting cable '7 at intervals comprises a 'wire hook bent topresent a central inverted U'- shaped loop 8, and smaller U-shaped loops 9 lying on either side thereof, in association with a cord or rope 10 having. knotted, looped or otherwise formed ends 10, adapt ed to engage the loops 9.. 'Io apply the hanger, e wire hook 1s introduced over the supporting cable 7, the latter lying within -the vupper end of the central loop 8; one eng of the cord 10 is engaged with one of said loops 9, the knot 10 preventing said cord from pulling through said loop, the cord -is then assed substantially once and a half aro'un the cable 5, and the other knotted end of said cord is engaged with the opposite side of loop 9. Pre erably, the loops 9 are made with relatively narrow r contracted upper ends, as shown, permitting the rope to be squeezed therethrou h on entering, but resistingl outward dislacement of the rope in a we understood manner. By reason of this "construction both the supporting and supported cables .are confined icc I v the hanger while actually in use. On the other hand, in applying the hanger or removing the same, the operations are extremely simple,not requiring the tying of any knots or the bending of the wire hook after the same has been applied to the suspension cable. w Of course, for the purpose of affording a direct vertical support, it is not essential tha-t the cord 10 shall be` passed entirely around the supported member; but I prefer to do this on account of the prevention which it ailords to any tendency of the hanger to slide longitudinally ofA the cables, the greater being the weight of the cable 5, the more tightly being the grip of the cord thereupon.

\ -To remove the device, when necessary, it is not necessary to bend back any bent or twisted wires; the hanger being readily sepa-rated by simply drawing the cables Atoward each other sufficiently to enable either knotted end of the cord to be mQved up and out of its coperating loop.

It is evident that the exact form of the wire hook herein shown is not of the essence of the invention, so long as it vbe provided withv means for suspension on the supporting cable and means on either sidey of said point of suspension to engage and hold the ends of the coperating cord member of the hanger. Also, the enlarged ends l0a of the cord may be formed by knotting the same, as shown, or in any other convenient way.

I claim:

1. A cable-hanger comprising a hook bent to provide a supporting cable-straddling member, and on either side thereof a cordengaging member, in association with a cord held at lts two ends byl said cord-engaging membersl of the hook and adapted to under lie the supported cable, substantially as described.

2. A cable-hanger comprising a hook bent to form a central inverted U-shaped loop adapted to straddle a supporting cable and on either side thereof a U-shaped portion, in

association with a cord having enlarged ends gomas engaged and held by said U-shaped portions of the hook and adapted to underlie the supported cable, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a supporting cable and a supported cable, of a hanger comprising a hook bent to form a central inverted U-shaped loop straddlin said supporting cable and having upwar ly turnedl ends forming side loops on either side, and

a cord passed around lsaid supported cable and having knotted ends engagmg said side vloops of the hook, substantially as described.

with a pliant suspender held by the saidA cord engaging members.

6. A cable hanger consisting of a clip forming a loop for a supporting cable and having reversely bent end portions on opposite sides of the cable receiving portion forming loops for a suspender, one of said end loops being an open loop, and a pliant suspender adapted to pass through said end loops.

` 7. A cable hanger consisting of a clip forming a loop for a supporting cable and depending' ends on opposite sides of said loop, one end of said clip being reversely bent and the extremity brought into proximity to the body of the clip to form a suspender retainer for holding the suspender against accidental escape and the other end of said clip being formed into an open loop suspender' receiver, and a coperating pliant suspender. 8. A cable hanger consisting of. a clip forming a loop for a supporting cable, the

ends of said clip on opposite sides of said .l

loop .being reverscly bent and brought into proximity to the body of the clip to form suspender receiving openings in which the suspender will be held against accidental@ escape, and a pliant suspender adapted to cooperate with the clip.

cHARLEs n ramon, JR.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL N. POND, FREDERICK C. GOODWIN. 

